NAVIGATING THE "NORGE"
Drawn by A. H. Bumstead
FLIGHT OF 8,500 MILES ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WORLD
From the North Pole to Point Barrow, Alaska, the Norge was flying over a part of the
globe never before seen by man. Here the dirigible encountered snow and fog which hourly
threatened disaster. The flight ended at Teller, Alaska, where the ship was finally dismantled,
and the engines and framework were crated and shipped back to Italy.
with their hoods and their long yellowish
capes.
In accordance with prescribed
regulations, they were disposed in two
converging rows, ready to receive us.
The landing at Salizy air station took
place at 6:50 p. m. (Oslo time) in routine
fashion. Half an hour later the Norge
was safely moored inside the hangar.
From Pulham to Gatchina we had cov
ered 1,700 land miles (page 197).
With the ship secure, we departed by
sledge for the Imperial Palace. We had
arrived in Gatchina on April 15, the
exact date which I had announced to the
Russian authorities four months before.
I was greatly pleased over this punc
tuality.
During our sojourn in Russia govern-
ment officials, technical men, scientists,
and the people generally vied with one
another in their efforts to be useful and
to show their friendly interest in us.
The assistance rendered by the military
aeronautical authorities was whole-hearted
and all my requests were eagerly com
plied with.
THE AIRSHIP BECAME A PLACE OF PIL
GRIMAGE FOR ALL CLASSES OF RUSSIANS
The meteorological and the radio-tele
graph bureaus rendered valuable aid in
forecasting the weather, while the tech
nical staff, especially the engineers of the
Institute of Communications, spared no
effort to show their friendliness and their
interest in our undertaking.
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